A wise man was walking from one town to another with a
few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there
to 1 for a while, and the wise man said to one of
his followers, “I am very 2 . Could you please 3 me
some water from the lake?”
The follower walked to the lake 4 the
wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at
that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the
lake. 5 , the water became very muddy.
Then he went back and told the wise man that the water
was very muddy and not 6 to drink.
After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise
man again asked the 7 follower to go back to the lake
and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake.
This time he found that all the mud had 8 to
the bottom. The water was very 9 and looked fit to drink. So
he 10 his water bottle and took it to the wise
man.
The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then
looked up at the follower. “See what you did 11 the
water clean?” he said. “You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on
its own, 12 you could get some clear drinking water.
Your mind can also be like that lake when it is 13 by
something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely
settle down on its own 14 being put in any effort
at all to 15 it.”
1. A.rest B.look C.watch D.see
2. A.hungry B.thirsty C.happy D.sad
3. A.get B.give C.take D.bring
4. A.while B.before C.as D.until
5. A.However B.Instead C.In addition D.As a result
6. A.fit B.able C.important D.interesting
7.A. different B same
C. other
D. left
8. A.gone B.been C.settled D.lived
9. A.dirty B.clear C.fresh D.sweet
10. A.got B.finished C.reached D.filled
11. A.making B.to make C.made D.had made
12. A.so that B.in order to C.because D.when
13. A.woken B.left C.disturbed D.given
14. A.without B.with C.after D.like
15. A.prevent B.calm C.protect D.fix